Special travel case with silver tea set, 925/000. Tea set with a tea pot, milk jug and a sugar bowl, oval shaped with floral motif and handles in the shape of curls. Equipped with 2 silver teaspoons and lump tongs. The cassette contains 2 porcelain cups and saucers, white with a scalloped gold-colored edge. Doulton Burslem, England. Size 22x10x12cm. 9x5x6cm. 13x8x8cm. ø12x7cm. MT.: William Hutton & Sons Ltd, London, last:STU:1893-1894-1895. Total silver approx. 546 grams. In good condition. Cassette size 34x21x28cm

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